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Old 28 January 2008, 12:15 PM   #73 (permalink)
Joe Perkel
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Calling Air Show Attendees.

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Originally Posted by ECramer View Post
Joe, I don't want to come off as alarmist, but you might contact your local BATFE office before duplicating any bombs. Believe it or not, it can sometimes be a violation to create a simulated explosive device. It would probably be better to check first, to make certain you're not in violation, than to have to defend it later. I know of a high school instructor who was briefly in trouble for making a simulated bomb for a high school play (fortunately, no charges were filed, but the simulated bomb had to be disposed of, and something like a red tennis ball sporting a fuse was substituted).
ECramer,

You know, I hadn't thought of that particular scenario. In this post 911 environment, I would not be at all surprised. Who is BATFE,...ATF maybe?

I have not been to an air show in years. Can anyone answer what would be my next question which would be is any one else carrying faux ordinance?? Any of the WWII replicas?? If not, than it's probably a good bet this may be bad news.

Thanks for the heads up, I will look into it. Sure would be a shame!
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